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as others have pointed out, the obama administration came in with affirmative ideas that were in opposition to an ideological effort. for all those various reasons, neither administration has done what we think this to be done in this field. with that, we are out of time. i want to express great gratitude to my colleagues. thank you for all your attention. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] next, your calls and, and "washington journal on,"van "newsmakers." after that some of the species from last week's democratic national convention. -- some of the speeches from last week's democratic national convention. >> i'm a journalist and they turn to their supporters, people will believe and say they are light and they are about to get me. their supporters believe them. to me that is despicable. >> to night"q &a" at 8:00 on c- span. this morning, a discussion about the voter fraud. the voter fraud.
as others have pointed out, the obama administration came in with affirmative ideas that were in opposition to an ideological effort. for all those various reasons, neither administration has done what we think this to be done in this field. with that, we are out of time. i want to express great gratitude to my colleagues. thank you for all your attention. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] next, your calls and, and...
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president obama is not a bad guy. no. president obama is not a bad guy. he is good at giving great speeches. he is just really bad at creating jobs. [applause] here is the problem. when you think that the road to success and prosperity is more borrowing, more spending, more taxing, more regulating, a government-centered society with a government-run economy, these are the kinds of results that we get. if we want the next four years to be any different than the last four years, we need a different president. [applause] now, four years ago, president obama said if you do not have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone that people should run from. guess what? thats exactly what he is doing today. so, let's take a look at where we are. we got some pretty disappointing news just today. you know, we learned today that for every person who got a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job. they gave up. we cannot keep doing this. our economy needs to correct just 150,000 jobs every month just to keep up with the growth of our populatio
president obama is not a bad guy. no. president obama is not a bad guy. he is good at giving great speeches. he is just really bad at creating jobs. [applause] here is the problem. when you think that the road to success and prosperity is more borrowing, more spending, more taxing, more regulating, a government-centered society with a government-run economy, these are the kinds of results that we get. if we want the next four years to be any different than the last four years, we need a...
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[bell rings] >> on tuesday morning, president obama, first lady michelle obama, and the white house staff gathered on the south lawn of the white house for a moment of silence to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. [bell rings] [playing "taps"] >> and the pentagon held its own memorial service on tuesday. president obama, defense secretary leon panetta, and joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey took part in the ceremony, honoring those injured in the attack. >> good morning. thank you for being here. we offer a special welcome to the family and friends of those we lost 11 years ago today. one of them was a chief warrant officer. his bench 67 than from the far right.-- seventh in from the far right. he served as a marine in vietnam, flying helicopters. joined the army national guard as a medivac pilot. he was loved by his students and moved by his deep commitment to them. one student said, he opened up my eyes and by heart to the world. many others became teachers, nurses, firefighters. bill retired from the classroom and return to serve in the pentagon. there is no doubt he lo
[bell rings] >> on tuesday morning, president obama, first lady michelle obama, and the white house staff gathered on the south lawn of the white house for a moment of silence to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. [bell rings] [playing "taps"] >> and the pentagon held its own memorial service on tuesday. president obama, defense secretary leon panetta, and joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey took part in the ceremony, honoring those injured in the attack....
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president obama needs to get his priorities straight. he needs to cancel his interview with david letterman, canceled his meeting with beyonce and agree to meet with the -- cancel his meeting with beyonce and agree to meet with the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. [cheers and applause] america and israel have a commonality of interests. too many lives have been given to sacrifice our freedom of speech and freedom of religion. and what we stand for here in the united states. of our forefathers sacrificed so much for us. we owe it to our posterity to continue to stand for freedom, for liberty, for justice, for righteousness, fortress. as we consider our way forward, -- for liberty, for justice, for righteousness, for truth. if you know your enemy and you know yourself, you will not fear 100 battles. this administration has virtually outlawed understanding who the enemy is. the president seems insistence on apologizing for who we are as americans. i am no master war strategist. but i know enough that if we refuse to acknowledge
president obama needs to get his priorities straight. he needs to cancel his interview with david letterman, canceled his meeting with beyonce and agree to meet with the -- cancel his meeting with beyonce and agree to meet with the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. [cheers and applause] america and israel have a commonality of interests. too many lives have been given to sacrifice our freedom of speech and freedom of religion. and what we stand for here in the united states. of our...
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senator obama opposes the law. the president changes his mind and votes for the amendment to the act. the act not only legitimate did everything the prelate of bush had told -- everything that president bush had told me to do but it gave the national security agency a great deal more authority to do these kinds of things. that is a long and involved segue here to come back to the point that, as contentious as that was, as bitter as the fighting was in 2005 when the story broke, and legislation passed three years later that not only legitimate set but expands it. why? because, frankly, i think we have got powerful, broad agreement that we have to do some things differently. now, i have made the point of the continuity between the 43rd and the 44th president. obviously there were some differences. the most fundamental difference has to do with detainee's. president obama became president and the promise to close guantanamo, something he was not able to do, but he closed down the cia black sites where we held al qaeda
senator obama opposes the law. the president changes his mind and votes for the amendment to the act. the act not only legitimate did everything the prelate of bush had told -- everything that president bush had told me to do but it gave the national security agency a great deal more authority to do these kinds of things. that is a long and involved segue here to come back to the point that, as contentious as that was, as bitter as the fighting was in 2005 when the story broke, and legislation...
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before that, president obama at the united nations. he spoke about the killing of four americans in libya. the national institutes of health budget could be cut by 8% as a result of automatic spending cuts scheduled for january. the head of the national cancer institute says that you as research could fall behind europe and asia as a result in cuts. he spoke at the national press club today in washington. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the national press club warning newsmaker program. i will be the moderator for today. i have my own public affairs firm. it has been a pleasure to work with the national cancer institute to bring in our guest. we are very lucky to have him. we will be talking about, of course, cancer and our ability to cure cancer. i will introduce the doctor, but give you some ground rules first. he will speak for about 15 or 20 minutes. at the end of that, we would like to have questions. we asked reporters to go first. i will repeat the question and we will identify your news outlet. anyone from other groups th
before that, president obama at the united nations. he spoke about the killing of four americans in libya. the national institutes of health budget could be cut by 8% as a result of automatic spending cuts scheduled for january. the head of the national cancer institute says that you as research could fall behind europe and asia as a result in cuts. he spoke at the national press club today in washington. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the national press club warning newsmaker...
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just today, president obama told the u.n. that the iran situation is not a challenge and it can be contained. tell me, at what point is military involvement necessary? what is airline in the sand. -- what is our line in the sand. >> the fact is, it is happening. our intelligence, israeli intelligence do not differ in my judgment on the surface. the question is how do you analyze that and i think we analyze it in several ways. but the next question is where do you draw the line. i think israel is trying to tell us that we need to draw the line now and i accept drawing the line now present it is unacceptable for iran having a nuclear weapon. but you have to look at what the administration has done. this president points to the failings of israel before pointing to the countries around it that are threatening them. the last thing you should do is show weakness, a divide between your country and its strongest ally. that is what this country has done we are on the brink of a decision that needs to be made. it is unacceptable. when
just today, president obama told the u.n. that the iran situation is not a challenge and it can be contained. tell me, at what point is military involvement necessary? what is airline in the sand. -- what is our line in the sand. >> the fact is, it is happening. our intelligence, israeli intelligence do not differ in my judgment on the surface. the question is how do you analyze that and i think we analyze it in several ways. but the next question is where do you draw the line. i think...
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this is what obama meant by change. i use it as a microcosm of the obama story to show how he has achieved some big things whether you like it or not. politically it has become a joke. all kinds of nonsense that is not in the stimulus to use it as a metaphor for the stimulus. >> i know that the title of your book suggests, we think of the new deal, we think of a massive program that does a lot of things republicans are complaining about. this is not evidence its up massive government agencies. a can do that. somehow, the branding went wrong. when you say the new, new deal, people think of it as a jobs sell program, which it was not. >> i did not call it a new deal. it first was a response to the epic financial and economic collapse, which the new deal was as well. the economic crashed 9% ahead of the fourth quarter of 2008. at that rate you lose an entire canadian economy and enter 2009. then we had the best improvement of enter jobs in 30 years. we went from hideous too bad it. what they really have in common is a lega
this is what obama meant by change. i use it as a microcosm of the obama story to show how he has achieved some big things whether you like it or not. politically it has become a joke. all kinds of nonsense that is not in the stimulus to use it as a metaphor for the stimulus. >> i know that the title of your book suggests, we think of the new deal, we think of a massive program that does a lot of things republicans are complaining about. this is not evidence its up massive government...
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the prime minister called obama immediately and obama got on of but holland -- the phone and said, do something about this. protect these people. she will routinely say that this is the best president in support for israel. in terms of military spending, we have never got more support. but if you ask people on the street, they have a very different reading of the feelings of obama to israel. >> i had taken the position up but until recently that israel robert should not be an issue in the race because the parties are both supportive of israel. it should relate to the domestic issues where there is clear cleavage between the two. i don't think that anyone can rightly say that president obama is the best president. i think reagan was. i think second bush was. but he's acceptable in my judgment. i hope to change him. i talk to people, they know my views. i am not reluctant. i tell them exactly what i think. and have never believed in the conversations because they always appeared interesting. maybe i am just somebody else, but they will appear. i am not bad at this stuff. i have made ver
the prime minister called obama immediately and obama got on of but holland -- the phone and said, do something about this. protect these people. she will routinely say that this is the best president in support for israel. in terms of military spending, we have never got more support. but if you ask people on the street, they have a very different reading of the feelings of obama to israel. >> i had taken the position up but until recently that israel robert should not be an issue in the...
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barack obama will not do that. if we want to look at the deficit, everybody knows the problem with the deficit. who do we think is more likely to deal with the deficit? someone who has run it up over a trillion dollars every year he has been in office? is that too is going to do it to? or do we think governor romney, a businessman who is committed to fiscal responsibility is going to do it? who is going to do it to? if the barack obama is in the white house four years from now, he will have appointed one half of all federal judges and he will have changed the complexion of the added states supreme court for decades. can we stand that in this country? is that what we want to? no. foreign affairs. the president of the united states went to new york today, yesterday. other presidents have gone to meet with world leaders to sit down with the israelis and other allies, people who he needs to understand. and interesting article this morning about his failure to do that. he went to new york not to meet with world leaders,
barack obama will not do that. if we want to look at the deficit, everybody knows the problem with the deficit. who do we think is more likely to deal with the deficit? someone who has run it up over a trillion dollars every year he has been in office? is that too is going to do it to? or do we think governor romney, a businessman who is committed to fiscal responsibility is going to do it? who is going to do it to? if the barack obama is in the white house four years from now, he will have...
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now mexican president felipe calderon on obama's policy to avoid deportation. he also talked about drug- trafficking and the sale of weapons across the border. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> welcome to this council on foreign relations meeting. we are so very honored to have the president of mexico, felipe calderon. and before we get started, let me say that this meeting is on the record and is being telecommunicated to new york by video conference. we thank you. turn off all wireless devices, phones, blackberries -- not to vibrate, but really off. and as is customary, preserve the map -- observe the maximum time for our conversation -- to preserve the maximum time for our conversation with the president, our introduction will be diplomatically short. you have his resume and you were given the papers as you entered the hall. let me simply say that president calderon, the youngest of five boys, earned a bachelor's degree of law, a master's degree in economics, and a master's degree in public administration at the john kennedy school at harvard universi
now mexican president felipe calderon on obama's policy to avoid deportation. he also talked about drug- trafficking and the sale of weapons across the border. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> welcome to this council on foreign relations meeting. we are so very honored to have the president of mexico, felipe calderon. and before we get started, let me say that this meeting is on the record and is being telecommunicated to new york by video conference. we thank you. turn off all...
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obama did nothing. i think that if bush was there, we would have 50 marines on rooftops with sniper rifles. these people were killed. i heard bad information about this guy stevens, a friend of mine, fbi agent. the blood is on his hands. so.media doesn't think they protect him every time they can. we are supposed to stand up for these guys, you know i am saying? host: mr. burns, why don't you begin by explaining how you think he administration handled libya? guest: let me just say, i've worked for democratic and republican administrations, and i think i.t. is unfair to level such a criticism of the -- president obama. he has been a strong leader in protecting this country, as president bush was, and both presidents since 9/11 have put the security of the american people and homeland security as job number one, as they should. they are both strong in that area, and it is unfair to suggest that president obama has let down our guard. the events in libya were tragic. the responsibility for guarding our emb
obama did nothing. i think that if bush was there, we would have 50 marines on rooftops with sniper rifles. these people were killed. i heard bad information about this guy stevens, a friend of mine, fbi agent. the blood is on his hands. so.media doesn't think they protect him every time they can. we are supposed to stand up for these guys, you know i am saying? host: mr. burns, why don't you begin by explaining how you think he administration handled libya? guest: let me just say, i've worked...
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we will hear from obama. initially, we saw this in the polls, this has resonated, their traditional scare seniors about medicare tactics. that has been working really well. so i think obama will bring that up. one thing we will hear is the phrase that romney would end medicare's guarantee, which is a phrase the democrats have liked to use recently. we have raided that half-true for two reasons. one, it is not like it really has a guarantee now. congress can change the medicare benefits any time it wants to. it frequently has. now, romney would change the structure in which people would pay for medicare. it would go from being -- it would turn into the essentially a voucher plan. in that sense, we found some truth and rated it as half- truth. >> thank you, bill. our next prediction from glenn kessler, checker of facts, awarder of pinocchios. what will we see? >> i have two. they both deal with medicare. one thing i always say, the more complicated a subject is, the more susceptible it is stretching the truth.
we will hear from obama. initially, we saw this in the polls, this has resonated, their traditional scare seniors about medicare tactics. that has been working really well. so i think obama will bring that up. one thing we will hear is the phrase that romney would end medicare's guarantee, which is a phrase the democrats have liked to use recently. we have raided that half-true for two reasons. one, it is not like it really has a guarantee now. congress can change the medicare benefits any time...
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president obama will take us forward. mr. obama will -- mr. romney will take us backward. guest: the car that has been the biggest in production has been the bolt. they have just shut down production because they aren't selling cars. the automobile companies went through bankruptcy. they were involved in bankruptcy either way. a different group of people got bailed out one way than they would have the other. the caller made a good point. that is, if you have to subsidize production of something, if it dies without subsidies, you are contracting the committee. are you taking resources more valuable than the output you are producing. that doesn't help anybody. we need to get away from that. we need to let producers make their own choices and buy products that consumers want to buy. >> and create standard on the cars, right? is that a good idea for the president? >> we see consumers are buying cars that get increased miles per gallon. but what we have in standards is not increasing any choices for consumers. it is forcing consumers to buy cars that are -- cost more, are less
president obama will take us forward. mr. obama will -- mr. romney will take us backward. guest: the car that has been the biggest in production has been the bolt. they have just shut down production because they aren't selling cars. the automobile companies went through bankruptcy. they were involved in bankruptcy either way. a different group of people got bailed out one way than they would have the other. the caller made a good point. that is, if you have to subsidize production of...
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i trust president obama. mitt romney wants to go to war again with by ren and we don't need another war. -- with iran and we don't need another war. obama has done everything he can as president. we had a national tragedy and he wants to politicize it. i don't trust mitt romney. he wants to go to war again. i love with the president is doing. people wanted freedom over there and they got freedom. i trust the president. mitt romney wants us to go back to war again. host: next up is kathleen on our line for republicans, florida. caller: good morning. i think we need to take a position that american citizens, wherever they are in the world, are protected by the full force of the united states government. i would like to see our nation grow strong again. you don't ever touch one of our citizens wherever we are in the world. if you do, the wrath of the united states government will come down on you. host: among the two major candidates, who do you believe best exemplifies that or do you trust most with foreign pol
i trust president obama. mitt romney wants to go to war again with by ren and we don't need another war. -- with iran and we don't need another war. obama has done everything he can as president. we had a national tragedy and he wants to politicize it. i don't trust mitt romney. he wants to go to war again. i love with the president is doing. people wanted freedom over there and they got freedom. i trust the president. mitt romney wants us to go back to war again. host: next up is kathleen on...
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president obama rejected that. they did not follow his advice. >> they have all these different multipliers. i don't know if one know what is the macro class. >> gdp has government spending. if it drops next quarter, it will go down. that doesn't mean that we should go out and take money away from capital formation. i am not speaking for governor romney, but he has been very concerned that the decay of the nation's infrastructure. government spending in the short term and the near-term effects gdp. you can't run massive deficits without having that kind of depressing effect. we are in this cycle of dependency, we need to a consolidation in the near term. if we do that, we can go again. it is not to waive that, it is due to the hard work of a bipartisan way to bypass the fiscal consolidation plan. number two, we just had our level of defense spending based on defense needs. and certainly, we should think about the very rapid changes. we justify our level of defense spending is not because it creates jobs. despite th
president obama rejected that. they did not follow his advice. >> they have all these different multipliers. i don't know if one know what is the macro class. >> gdp has government spending. if it drops next quarter, it will go down. that doesn't mean that we should go out and take money away from capital formation. i am not speaking for governor romney, but he has been very concerned that the decay of the nation's infrastructure. government spending in the short term and the...
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actually, president obama when he was senator obama said the same thing. he said during a recessionary period you should not be raising taxes in the country. we want to make sure that line of thought goes into effect. we do not want to see that tax rates on anyone in this country go up next year. host: a democrat in akron, ohio. caller: i just want to say the national deficit of trillions of dollars we have spent on the legal wars in afghanistan and iraq. nationally i am voting for the gary johnson libertarian candidate who wants an immediate withdrawal from all wars. agree with you on some of your points but disagree with you on some of your facts. you may be one to go back and take a look at how much we spent on the war. clearly a large amount of money. some of the questions i had, but the amount of money we spent on these wars does pale in comparison to the 16 trillion dollars that the now country now finds itself in debt for. put that issue aside. we are on the same page the fact that we need to rein in spending, but also look at how we can rein in spe
actually, president obama when he was senator obama said the same thing. he said during a recessionary period you should not be raising taxes in the country. we want to make sure that line of thought goes into effect. we do not want to see that tax rates on anyone in this country go up next year. host: a democrat in akron, ohio. caller: i just want to say the national deficit of trillions of dollars we have spent on the legal wars in afghanistan and iraq. nationally i am voting for the gary...
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president obama up shortly. -- prosperity and social justice. we have made much progress regarding integration of latin america as a priority for our international position in. our area of the world is a good example for the world. the rule of law but we will successfully achieved by overcoming the authoritarian regime that marked a chapter in the history of our continent. the rule of law has been to strengthen -- and asset that is immune to at tax. -- and unified to attacks. -- stood firmly whenever needed to avoid cutbacks. because integration and democracy are inseparable practices. i would like to reaffirm our commitment to keep the region free from weapons of mass destruction. i wish to call to mind that there are out of their huge arsenals that have further worsen the sanctions and have proven very harmful to peace efforts. the world calls for food, food to feed the 1 billion people, both men, women and children who suffer from the most cruel form of punishment that has stricken humankind -- hunger. in conclusion, may i refer to a brotherl
president obama up shortly. -- prosperity and social justice. we have made much progress regarding integration of latin america as a priority for our international position in. our area of the world is a good example for the world. the rule of law but we will successfully achieved by overcoming the authoritarian regime that marked a chapter in the history of our continent. the rule of law has been to strengthen -- and asset that is immune to at tax. -- and unified to attacks. -- stood firmly...
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president obama and firstly, michelle obama, will observe a moment of silence at 8:35 eastern time, the same time when flight 11 struck the tower. there is a shot of the pentagon this morning with a flag draped over that building. meanwhile, mitt romney will be speaking at the national guard's annual conference. flags across washington today are at half mast to mark the anniversary. there are hearings on capitol hill. on the house side they will take a look at preventing terrorists from entering united states. "usa today" on their front page "as time passes." it says here -- host: p.j., a democrat, new jersey. you are up first. caller: i see this event as a different thing. i look at it from an engineering standpoint. this is the first time that steele has ever been melted by fire outside of a blast furnace. there was a tremendous chance to study this event that was not allowed. host: all right, virginia. parker, independent line. good morning. caller: we should be honoring those who lost their lives 10 years ago. and we should be helping those people need help with their health insuran
president obama and firstly, michelle obama, will observe a moment of silence at 8:35 eastern time, the same time when flight 11 struck the tower. there is a shot of the pentagon this morning with a flag draped over that building. meanwhile, mitt romney will be speaking at the national guard's annual conference. flags across washington today are at half mast to mark the anniversary. there are hearings on capitol hill. on the house side they will take a look at preventing terrorists from...
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number one, blaming the obama administration for the mess in the middle east, because of obama's polices, as i recall a year ago, condoleezza rice and the other members of the bush administration were tripping over one another to claim that they were the ones responsible for the arab uprising, that they were the ones that planted the seed of democracy by starting these wars in iraq that cost is much in terms of life and money, and this other assertion that the obama health care plan is going to ruin our system, national geographic magazine two years ago had a comparison of the costs spent her capita by various european nations and little portugal, spending about $2500 per person, per year on health care had better outcomes in infant mortality than the united states, which is paying three times more. guest: i don't believe it. when you see the flow happen in the different direction, then i'll believe it. what do i mean by that. when we see more americans going to europe for health care rather than europeans coming here for health care, then i will buy the european system or at least part
number one, blaming the obama administration for the mess in the middle east, because of obama's polices, as i recall a year ago, condoleezza rice and the other members of the bush administration were tripping over one another to claim that they were the ones responsible for the arab uprising, that they were the ones that planted the seed of democracy by starting these wars in iraq that cost is much in terms of life and money, and this other assertion that the obama health care plan is going to...
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i think what president obama did was correct. the european union collectively did the same. i did try to work in the same direction. at that we have done what he had been able to do together in the right direction. the first was tunisia, than he did, and a complicated situation -- then egypt, then it difficult and complicated situation in libya. have we done enough? i think probably not. we have not done enough in helping. when you look at money, this is an important role in these countries in which a lot of the problems are linked to lack of hope for the younger generations, etc. if you look at the amount of money and put it to the value of today, it will be the -- about ten times more than what we have spent in this period of time in the countries of the mediterranean. in 1995, the was an engagement in the european union and the south part of the mediterranean, including also the palestinians and israel. we spent that time a good amount of money but we are not able to do what later on the people of tunisia and cairo need. i think we were not able to get -- to listen to the
i think what president obama did was correct. the european union collectively did the same. i did try to work in the same direction. at that we have done what he had been able to do together in the right direction. the first was tunisia, than he did, and a complicated situation -- then egypt, then it difficult and complicated situation in libya. have we done enough? i think probably not. we have not done enough in helping. when you look at money, this is an important role in these countries in...
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that's what president obama had to say. yes, that's -- talking about spouting off too quickly, but the president is right about mitt romney, guilty as charged. romney did shoot first to defend the principles of free speech that the people who work for obama in cairo were so eager to flitter away. yes, that mitt romney saw this outrageous example of simpering into the face of terror coming from american officials and immediately spoke out against it. and it goes on to make the great point, romney stood up for free speech. the movie that's been fussed about sounds like a ridiculous thing that should not be done except that this is america where people, whether it's howard stern or anybody else, they have a right to say things no matter how offensive they may be unless they go so far that they actually harm other people. another article, no record of intel briefings for obama the week before embassy attacks. this was written on 12 september, 2012, points out according to the white house calendar, there's no public record of pr
that's what president obama had to say. yes, that's -- talking about spouting off too quickly, but the president is right about mitt romney, guilty as charged. romney did shoot first to defend the principles of free speech that the people who work for obama in cairo were so eager to flitter away. yes, that mitt romney saw this outrageous example of simpering into the face of terror coming from american officials and immediately spoke out against it. and it goes on to make the great point,...
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you reported -- after the obama wind. you reported on the full context -- after the obama win. you reported on the full context of what he said. guest: he is a tough guy. he has been excoriated for saying that they were making sure obama was a one-term president. we have dug into the interview, we wanted to find out exactly when he said that. turns out what he also said was that he did not want obama to fail. that he wanted him to change. that he wanted him to be like bill clinton. i think that that changes, or a very least puts the " in context. i was on "morning show" this morning and he said that we have strung him up for this time and time again, that i think we owe him an apology when you see the context. mitch mcconnell was saying that he wanted to work with the sky. that he wanted some sort of change. of course, change in the development -- direction of mitch mcconnell. >> -- host: this question comes from twitter -- guest: a good question. paul ryan did not play much of a role, although i have seen where he meets with eric cantor and they talk about -- my with obame rep
you reported -- after the obama wind. you reported on the full context -- after the obama win. you reported on the full context of what he said. guest: he is a tough guy. he has been excoriated for saying that they were making sure obama was a one-term president. we have dug into the interview, we wanted to find out exactly when he said that. turns out what he also said was that he did not want obama to fail. that he wanted him to change. that he wanted him to be like bill clinton. i think that...
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obama's called for israel to retreat to its 1967 borders -- obama's call for israel to retreat to its 1967 borders was widely seen as a slap to our ally. obama's support of ousting hosni mubarak from the egyptian presidency paved the way for what looks like an islamist takeover in cairo danieling a long-standing peace treaty between israel an egypt. president obama also has not visited israel in his presidency. republican presidential nominee mitt rom mi visited israel in july of 2012. more news today. this from muhammad abu zaid with the a.p., dated september 11, 2012. egyptian demonstrators climbed the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo today and pulled down the american flag to protest a film that they say is insulting to the prophet mohammed. updated at 2:07 p.m. eastern time. cnn reports that u.s. security guards fired a volley of warning shots as the crowd gathered outside the embassy walls. cnn adds that the embassy has been expecting a demonstration and cleared all diplomatic personnel earlier from they the facility. the original post said, from the ap, the associated press re
obama's called for israel to retreat to its 1967 borders -- obama's call for israel to retreat to its 1967 borders was widely seen as a slap to our ally. obama's support of ousting hosni mubarak from the egyptian presidency paved the way for what looks like an islamist takeover in cairo danieling a long-standing peace treaty between israel an egypt. president obama also has not visited israel in his presidency. republican presidential nominee mitt rom mi visited israel in july of 2012. more...
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senator obama opposes the law. the president changes his mind and votes for the amendment to the act. the act not only legitimate did everything the prelate of bush had told -- everything that president bush had told me to do but it gave the national security agency a great deal more authority to do these kinds of things. that is a long and involved segue here to come back to the point that, as contentious as that was, as bitter as the fighting was in 2005 when the story broke, and legislation passed three years later that not only legitimate set but expands it. why? because, frankly, i think we have got powerful, broad agreement that we have to do some things differently. now, i have made the point of the continuity between the 43rd and the 44th president. obviously there were some differences. the most fundamental difference has to do with detainee's. -- detainees. president obama became president and the promise to close guantanamo, something he was not able to do, but he closed down the cia black sites where we
senator obama opposes the law. the president changes his mind and votes for the amendment to the act. the act not only legitimate did everything the prelate of bush had told -- everything that president bush had told me to do but it gave the national security agency a great deal more authority to do these kinds of things. that is a long and involved segue here to come back to the point that, as contentious as that was, as bitter as the fighting was in 2005 when the story broke, and legislation...
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obama in particular. in 2008, his team -- team obama -- it was about hope and change and excitement. i think some of the behavioral times showed that people like being part of the crowd. they like feeling like this is the cool thing to do. they are part of a cause. i think obama has struggled this time around. i think some of his advisors have said he can't run on change again. it would feel like, sort of, they are dancing in the end zone when americans aren't feeling very happy about where things are. they argue about this stuff all the time. i have been surprised, and i don't know what the behavioral science is, but you can see them starting with obama care, right? obama care. which after a while is totally toxic. he's starting to embrace the auto bail out. he's even embracing stuff in the stimulus like middle class tax cuts and renewable energy, even though he doesn't say "stimulus." he hasn't come up and said, hey, change happens. i am wondering what you think the signs are? >> i read a whole bunch of
obama in particular. in 2008, his team -- team obama -- it was about hope and change and excitement. i think some of the behavioral times showed that people like being part of the crowd. they like feeling like this is the cool thing to do. they are part of a cause. i think obama has struggled this time around. i think some of his advisors have said he can't run on change again. it would feel like, sort of, they are dancing in the end zone when americans aren't feeling very happy about where...
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president obama -- we had unemployment above% for 43 months. family household income has gone down $4,000 on average. and we had the first downgrade of the united states credit in our history, and another one is threatening to come. that is not leadership. what i would like to do is have a conversation. i want to hear from you. get your feedback, your opinions, your questions. let's have a good conversation. that is how americans fix things. talk to each other, we understand each other. that is what representative government is all about. there are a lot of people who built this country -- freedom, free enterprise, liberty, self- determination, but one that is tantamount, one that is imperative, the government works for us and not the other way around. [applause] that is the driving principle. let's get on with it. let's have a conversation. [applause] they have got folks who have microphones -- want to see a show of hands. how about the guy in the white shirt over here? >> paul, i want to thank you for accepting being a vice president. it is a
president obama -- we had unemployment above% for 43 months. family household income has gone down $4,000 on average. and we had the first downgrade of the united states credit in our history, and another one is threatening to come. that is not leadership. what i would like to do is have a conversation. i want to hear from you. get your feedback, your opinions, your questions. let's have a good conversation. that is how americans fix things. talk to each other, we understand each other. that is...
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i falsely blamed president obama for shuttering the g.m. plant that announced it was closing during presiden president bush'. for $the medicare savings that congressman ryan included in his own budget. now, that's just a sampling. that's just a sampling. and just yesterday he did it again. there you go again, paul ryan. he was back at a speech in wisconsin. he blamed the president -- solely the president -- for the year-end trigger, the sequestration that was part of the budget control act. never mind that congressman ryan voted for the very same sequestration himself. never mind it was his side's idea, in fact, to hold our credit rating hostage in the first place and insist on thighn these dollar-for-dollar cuts that yo he now derise. if he had opposed the sequestration proposal, it certainly would have failed. now he goes to wisconsin and says the president is to blame for sequestration. it is the same thing he did with simpson-bowles. it is not fair. it is not right. all we could do -- all one can do is shake their head at this kind of "
i falsely blamed president obama for shuttering the g.m. plant that announced it was closing during presiden president bush'. for $the medicare savings that congressman ryan included in his own budget. now, that's just a sampling. that's just a sampling. and just yesterday he did it again. there you go again, paul ryan. he was back at a speech in wisconsin. he blamed the president -- solely the president -- for the year-end trigger, the sequestration that was part of the budget control act....
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obama's health care plan has for controlling costs. and really what it is it's 15 appointed bureaucrats, each making $165,000 a year work no congressional oversight, whose only purpose is to reduce medicare spending. so if the medicare budget goes up too much and is over the limit, these guys in washington are going to decide what to cut. they're going to decide if, you know, you deserve a p.s.a. prostate test or a mammogram or a colonoscopy. they're going to decide that they may not pay for that. i mean, if we don't act, this board could begin making these kinds of decisions as soon as 2015. and denial of payment for care is going to really lead to denial of care for our patients and our seniors. i don't really think it's fair for the washington bureaucrats who know nothing about the patient to be making decisions. i'm used to taking care of patients, sometimes you have to make some difficult decisions. but those decisions have been made between, you know, the physician, the patient and the family. not some bureaucrat in washington wh
obama's health care plan has for controlling costs. and really what it is it's 15 appointed bureaucrats, each making $165,000 a year work no congressional oversight, whose only purpose is to reduce medicare spending. so if the medicare budget goes up too much and is over the limit, these guys in washington are going to decide what to cut. they're going to decide if, you know, you deserve a p.s.a. prostate test or a mammogram or a colonoscopy. they're going to decide that they may not pay for...
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i did my ideal latino campaign poster which was "viva obama." the los angeles campaign that loved it. the california campaign was not so sure, and the national campaign would not even touch it. i was like, come on. a black guy with a gun. what is not to love about that. the nra cannot say crap about that. i was really depressed about politics. i did not do that, but i wish i had. i grew up on mad magazine. then i did george bush. i had a t-shirt on one time. i was in a t-shirt store in east l.a. a guy came up and said "that is a dope ass planet of the apes shirt. i was like, you are so close. thank you. [applause] >> your spanish is so good. [laughter] this is just a look at the election as it shapes up. i drew this cartoon about one year ago. obama is trying to ignite the economy, and the republicans are trying to -- well. [laughter] this is an illustration. it is several panels -- about what the problem really is. we complained about democrats and republicans running for the presidency. it is really the guys in congress that are the problem. t
i did my ideal latino campaign poster which was "viva obama." the los angeles campaign that loved it. the california campaign was not so sure, and the national campaign would not even touch it. i was like, come on. a black guy with a gun. what is not to love about that. the nra cannot say crap about that. i was really depressed about politics. i did not do that, but i wish i had. i grew up on mad magazine. then i did george bush. i had a t-shirt on one time. i was in a t-shirt store...
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in a few moments, president obama's speech to the un general assembly. in half an hour, mitt romney is that the clinton global initiative. after that, a discussion of relations between the u.s. and pakistan. >> watched and engage with c- span, including our live debate preview starting at 7:00. post-debate, your reaction and comments. follow our live coverage on c- span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. >> president obama's speech to the u.n. general assembly include comment on the video that sparked protests in the muslim world, iran's nuclear program, and violence in syria. this is half an hour. >> i have the honor to welcome to the united nations his excellency, barack obama, president of the united states of america. >> mr. president, mr. secretary general, fellow delegates, ladies and gentleman, i would like to begin today by telling you about an american named chris stevens. chris was born in a town called grass valley, california, the son of a lawyer and a musician. as a young man, chris joined the peace corps, and taught english in morocco. and he
in a few moments, president obama's speech to the un general assembly. in half an hour, mitt romney is that the clinton global initiative. after that, a discussion of relations between the u.s. and pakistan. >> watched and engage with c- span, including our live debate preview starting at 7:00. post-debate, your reaction and comments. follow our live coverage on c- span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. >> president obama's speech to the u.n. general assembly include comment on the...
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that is what president obama did when condemning the anti-islam it issues. six days after 9/11, 11 years ago this week, president bush visited the islamic center in washington, d.c., to make it clear that our fight was with al qaeda and not american muslims. the face of terror is not the true face of islam. that is not what it is about. i have that political differences with president bush and have said that on many occasions, but i believe that his reaction help stop the anti- muslim backlash after 9/11 because he spoke out so quickly. i am sorry to see that the leaders are failing to follow his example and the example of president obama. they have gone so far as to question the loyalty of american muslims serving in the obama administration. this is inconsistent with our heritage as a diverse nation of immigrants. most americans recognize that our diversity is our strength. our fellow citizens. when did we senate rushed into the bullets, he was not questioning first the religion of the victims. he knew they needed help, and he responded. in conclusion, i h
that is what president obama did when condemning the anti-islam it issues. six days after 9/11, 11 years ago this week, president bush visited the islamic center in washington, d.c., to make it clear that our fight was with al qaeda and not american muslims. the face of terror is not the true face of islam. that is not what it is about. i have that political differences with president bush and have said that on many occasions, but i believe that his reaction help stop the anti- muslim backlash...